When I read Judges 3 and 4, I can’t help but think of the people living in those particular times influenced by the particular judges who helped free them from the oppression of foreign rulers; and of the people living within those foreign kingdoms. That got me thinking about cohorts in every age – groups…

How do I begin to share a day not 3 hours old and filled with God’s love? I’ll begin at the end of that time which is the beginning point always which is God’s words to me in prayer together: I am holding you. I am with you in this quiet time together rejoicing with…

When we take our eyes away from God, we become enveloped in darkness. This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do…

I love in Judges 1 at the commentary below, it said Joshua had been the obvious successor to Moses, but there was no obvious successor to Joshua. During this crisis of leadership, Israel had to learn that no matter how powerful and wise the current leader was, their real leader was God. We often focus…

This morning, I got no further than reading the introduction to the Book of Judges…4 pages. This one book spans over 325 years. In that time, there were 12 heroes, men and women who delivered Israel from 6 different nations. From the introduction: When Joshua and the elders died, the nation experienced a leadership vacuum,…

We come to the final chapter of Joshua, Joshua 24. After reading it, I found myself curiously and troublingly filled with anxiety. Reading Scripture sometimes bruises my heart. Reading my devotionals, I found myself clinging to the passages of reassurance which I will share here later. I realized my angst was because reading about the…

Have you ever thought about what it was like for a people to be chosen to be led by God? To what end? In Joshua 23, Joshua knows his life is nearing its end on this earth and he is reminding the people to stay close to God. They are His. He has led them,…

How do we hold fast to God? We open our heart wide to receive from Him all the love He longs to give us. As we grow in His love, it begins to bubble up and spill over until we begin to live that love with Him always guiding us. A joy-filled place to be.…

As I read the last sentence of Joshua 21…Not one of the Lord’s good promises to Israel failed; every one was fulfilled. v. 45, I couldn’t help but think about what it must have been like for them when Moses first started to follow God’s instructions to go to the powerful Pharaoh to ask him…

Almighty God, our Creator, is merciful. He desires mercy in us and in Joshua 20 gave instruction for cities to be designated where those who killed someone unintentionally and accidentally could flee and find protection so they could stand trial. He was so concerned He instructed the elders are to admit the fugitive into their…